I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Morgan Stanley in Aug 2009
Interview
Position openings appear, and as easily disappear, in bursts as management makes budget and forecast decisions. When jobs appear move quickly, when jobs are not there keep checking back. Expect numerous interviews as process is group consensus based. Hiring managers will want to move quickly while funding remains, but group consensus often leads to drawn out process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Biggest failure during your career and what would you have done differently if you could?
Everyone was professional and nice, at lease looked like they were. I made it through the final interview and received positive feedback from the HR, then got completely ghosted. No offer, no rejection, no response. Radio Silence.
Three rounds. First over the phone with HR. Second round via zoom. Final round in person. Spread out over 3 months. Using AI for scheduling and setting up calendar invites.
First round with sector head then second round with written test including a model test translation and then last round meet apac head, solid stock pitch needed, overall not really difficult
Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Morgan Stanley with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 66% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate roles take an average of 33 days to get hired, when considering 112 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Morgan Stanley overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Morgan Stanley as a Associate according to 112 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 22%
Skills test: 11%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 8%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 5%
Drug test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 0%
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